New Jersey Union Takes Trump Obamacare Battle to Icahn’s Casino
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — New Jersey casino workers threatened with the loss of their jobs if they don’t accept cuts in health and pension benefits plan a protest today in front of Carl Icahn’s Tropicana in Atlantic City. Members of…
Vegas ready to place a big (sports) bet on New Jersey
By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press There’s a brand new sports bar at Monmouth Park with televisions hanging from nearly every available rafter. Mostly empty now except on racing weekends at the horse track little more than an hour from Manhattan,…
London Judge Says Poker’s Ivey Robbed the Casino
In August 2012, Crockfords, one of London’s poshest casinos, refused to pay Phil Ivey $14.3 million he won playing Punto Banco (a form of baccarat), claiming he cheated. Ivey sued, and has now lost, in Her Majesty’s High Court of…
Casino architect believes fixing Revel not difficult Read more at
For all the maligning that the design of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel has endured, fixing it is not as hard as many think. That’s the view of Paul C. Steelman, a top casino architect worldwide and a native of…
Warner Gaming gets initial OK to rebrand Tahoe casino as Hard Rock
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Management company Warner Gaming received initial approval Wednesday from state gaming regulators to take over the Horizon in Lake Tahoe and transform the shuttered hotel-casino into a Hard Rock-branded property. Warner, which is headed by…
Caesars Gets Default Notice as Bondholders Make Claims on Assets
(Bloomberg) — A group of Caesars Entertainment Corp. bondholders declared that the casino company’s largest unit is in default after it pledged collateral to senior creditors without giving them similar claims. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, a trustee representing holders of…
State Senate president says Carl Icahn refused deal to save Trump Plaza
By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer Press pf Atlantic City Lawmakers worked on a plan to rescue and update Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino earlier this year, but state Senate President Stephen Sweeney said it failed when financier Carl Icahn would…
McCarran’s Rent-A-Car expands with exotic, sports car models
Cars in the Enterprise Exotic Car Collection are seen at the McCarran Rent-A-Car facility in Las Vegas Friday, For Americans, it’s the opportunity to drive a hot European import. For foreigners, it’s the chance to try an American muscle car….
New York casinos are better for Orange County than Catskills claims union leaders
ALBANY – On the contentious issue of where to locate casinos in New York, two top union leaders are placing their bets on Orange County, not the Catskills. In a letter to state gaming officials, state AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento…
Agreement reached to vacate Margaritaville Casino Biloxi
BILOXI — MVB Holding will vacate the former Margaritaville Casino Biloxi building by midnight Oct. 27 and it will be turned over to the property owners under an agreement reached in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Katharine Samson, U.S. bankruptcy judge, signed…